Toggle-action dispensing closure, package and method of making

Abstract

A toggle-action dispensing closure according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a base having a deck with a dispensing opening, a recess adjacent to the deck and a toggle lid pivotally carried on the deck. The lid has a first portion overlying the deck and closing the dispensing opening in a closed position of the lid, and a second portion overlying the recess in the closed position of the lid. The lid can be pivoted between its closed and an open position in which the first portion of the lid is spaced from the deck and the second portion of the lid is disposed at least in part in the recess. The lid has a first protrusion and the base has second and third protrusions that cooperate with the first protrusion on the lid to releasably hold the lid in its closed position and in its open position respectively.

1. A dispensing closure, comprising:
 a base having a deck with a dispensing opening, a skirt for securement to a container finish, a recess adjacent to said deck, a first protrusion at an edge of said recess and a second protrusion in said recess spaced from said second protrusion; 
 a toggle lid having a first portion overlying said deck and closing said dispensing opening in a closed position of said lid, and a second portion extending oppositely of said first portion and overlying said recess in the closed position of said lid; 
 said lid being carried by the base for pivotal movement between said closed position, and an open position in which said first portion of said lid is spaced from said deck and said second portion of said lid is disposed at least in part in said recess; and 
 said lid having a third protrusion at an edge of said second portion for cooperating with said first protrusion to releasably hold said lid in said closed position and said second protrusion to releasably hold said lid in said open position; 
 said base including a lip extending at an angle radially and axially from a periphery of said deck to drain any excess product dispensed from said opening back onto said deck toward said opening. 
 
   
   
     2. The closure set forth in  claim 1  wherein said base further includes a wall upstanding from said deck between said dispensing opening and said recess to inhibit flow of product from said deck into said recess. 
   
   
     3. The closure set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first portion of said toggle lid includes a wall for plug-sealing receipt in said dispensing opening in said closed position of said lid, and an external bead around said wall for snap-securement of said first portion of said lid to said base in said closed position of said lid. 
   
   
     4. The closure set forth in  claim 1  wherein said lid includes a button upstanding from said second portion of said lid. 
   
   
     5. The closure set forth in  claim 1  wherein the toggle lid has a lip that engages said lip of said base to provide a seal between them. 
   
   
     6. The closure set forth in  claim 5  wherein the base has a protruding bead on said lip of said base to releasably secure the toggle lid in its closed position. 
   
   
     7. The closure set forth in  claim 1  which also comprises a stop in said recess that limits movement of the second portion of the toggle lid. 
   
   
     8. The closure set forth in  claim 5  wherein the base has an upstanding wall disposed between the dispensing opening and the recess, and the toggle lid has a laterally extending rim adapted to engage the upstanding wall when the toggle lid is in its closed position to provide a seal between said rim and said upstanding wall. 
   
   
     9. The closure set forth in  claim 8  wherein the upstanding wall extends between opposed sides of the lip of the base and the rim has opposed ends that meet with the lip of the toggle lid so that when the toggle lid is in its closed position, engagement of the lip of the toggle lid with the lip of the base and engagement of the rim with the upstanding wall provides a substantially continuous seal surrounding the dispensing opening. 
   
   
     10. A dispensing closure, comprising:
 a base having a deck with a dispensing opening, a skirt for securement to a container finish, a recess adjacent to said deck, a first protrusion at an edge of said recess and a second protrusion in said recess spaced from said second protrusion; 
 a toggle lid having a first portion overlying said deck and closing said dispensing opening in a closed position of said lid, and a second portion extending oppositely of said first portion and overlying said recess in the closed position of said lid; 
 said lid being carried by the base for pivotal movement between said closed position, and an open position in which said first portion of said lid is spaced from said deck and said second portion of said lid is disposed at least in part in said recess; and 
 said lid having a third protrusion at an edge of said second portion for cooperating with said first protrusion to releasably hold said lid in said closed position and said second protrusion to releasably hold said lid in said open position; 
 said first portion of said toggle lid including a wall for plug-sealing receipt in said dispensing opening in said closed position of said lid, and an external bead around said wall for snap-securement of said first portion of said lid to said base in said closed position of said lid. 
 
   
   
     11. The closure set forth in  claim 10  wherein said base includes a lip extending at an angle radially and axially from a periphery of said deck to drain any excess product dispensed from said opening back onto said deck toward said opening. 
   
   
     12. A dispensing closure that includes:
 a base having a deck with a dispensing opening, a skirt for securement to a container finish and a recess adjacent to said deck, and 
 a lid having a first portion overlying said deck for closing said dispensing opening, a second portion extending oppositely from said first portion and overlying said recess, and a pivot portion between said first and second portions pivotally coupling said lid to said deck so that depression of said second portion of said lid into said recess of said base pivots said first portion away from said dispensing opening, 
 characterized in that 
 said base includes a pour lip extending at an angle radially and axially from a periphery of said deck to pour contents from said dispensing opening and drain any excess back onto said deck toward said dispensing opening, and 
 said base includes a wall upstanding from said deck and extending across said deck adjacent to said recess to prevent flow of product from said deck into said recess. 
 
   
   
     13. The closure set forth in  claim 12  wherein said first portion of said lid internally engages said lip in a closed position of said lid over said dispensing opening. 
   
   
     14. The closure set forth in  claim 13  wherein said first portion of said lid includes a wall ( 60  or  108 ) for plug-sealing receipt within said dispensing opening in said closed position of said lid. 
   
   
     15. The closure set forth in  claim 14  wherein said wall has an external bead for snap-securement of said first portion of said lid to said base in said closed position of said lid. 
   
   
     16. The closure set forth in  claim 12  wherein said lid includes a button upstanding from said second portion of said lid to facilitate manual movement of said second portion of said lid into said recess of said base. 
   
   
     17. The closure set forth in  claim 16  including an external pocket on said first portion of said lid to facilitate manual movement of said lid to said closed position. 
   
   
     18. The closure set forth in  claim 12  including a first protrusion at an edge of said recess on said base, a second protrusion within said recess spaced from said first protrusion, and a third protrusion at an edge of said second portion of said lid for cooperating with said first protrusion releasably to hold said lid in a closed position over said dispensing opening and with said second protrusion releasably to hold said lid in an open position spaced from said dispensing opening. 
   
   
     19. The closure set forth in  claim 12  including a stop in said recess to limit movement of said second portion of said lid. 
   
   
     20. The closure set forth in  claim 12  including a lip on said lid that internally engages said lip of said base to provide a seal therebetween. 
   
   
     21. The closure set forth in  claim 12  wherein said base has an internal bead on said lip of said base releasably to secure said lid in said closed position. 
   
   
     22. The closure set forth in  claim 12  in which said lid has a rim that extends laterally across said lid to engage said upstanding wall on said base when said lid is in the closed position of said lid to provide a seal between said rim and said upstanding wall. 
   
   
     23. A package that includes a closure as set forth in  claim 12  in combination with a container having a finish to which said closure is secured.